Union of the Crowns

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dynastic union historical event personal union

The Union of the Crowns was the 1603 dynastic unification of the English and Scottish monarchies under James VI of Scotland, who also became James I of England, creating a personal union of the two kingdoms.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Union of Crowns under William and Mary	1
Union of the Crowns 1603	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dynastic union ⓘ historical event ⓘ personal union ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	English monarchy ⓘ Scottish crown ⓘ surface form: Scottish monarchy
countryInvolved	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
describedBySource	early modern British chronicles ⓘ modern British historiography ⓘ
followedBy	Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
hasCause	death of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
hasConsequence	continued separate English and Scottish parliaments ⓘ increased political interaction between England and Scotland ⓘ shared foreign policy under one monarch ⓘ union of crowns but not of states ⓘ
hasEffect	accession of James VI of Scotland to the English throne ⓘ personal union of England and Scotland ⓘ shared monarch of England and Scotland ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod	early modern period ⓘ
hasMonarch	James VI and I ⓘ surface form: James I of England James VI and I ⓘ surface form: James VI of Scotland
hasMonarchDynasty	House of Stuart ⓘ
hasMonarchResidence	Palace of Whitehall ⓘ surface form: Whitehall Palace
hasParticipant	House of Stuart ⓘ
hasPredecessor	separate English monarchy ⓘ separate Scottish monarchy ⓘ
hasRelatedConcept	British monarchy ⓘ composite monarchy ⓘ personal union ⓘ
hasRelatedEvent	Acts of Union 1800 ⓘ
hasTitleHolder	James VI and I ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ Scots ⓘ
legalStatus	personal union, not a legislative union ⓘ
monarchTitle	King of England ⓘ King of Ireland ⓘ Scottish monarch ⓘ surface form: King of Scotland
partOf	history of England ⓘ history of Scotland ⓘ history of the United Kingdom ⓘ
pointInTime	1603 ⓘ
significantEvent	James VI’s accession to the English throne ⓘ
significantPlace	Edinburgh ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
startDate	1603-03-24 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stuart → associatedEvent → Union of the Crowns ⓘ

House of Hamilton → associatedWith → Union of the Crowns ⓘ

Princess of Scotland → associatedWithEvent → Union of the Crowns ⓘ

Kingdom of Scotland → dynasticUnionStartEvent → Union of the Crowns ⓘ

Anglo-Scottish Wars → followedBy → Union of the Crowns ⓘ

House of Stuart → notableEvent → Union of the Crowns ⓘ

Glorious Revolution → resultedIn → Union of the Crowns ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Crowns under William and Mary

Stuart period → significantEvent → Union of the Crowns ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of the Crowns 1603